# 1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 32–5 overall and 12–2 in conference play to finish atop the WAC standings. After losing in the championship game of the 2000 WAC men's basketball tournament, the team defeated UNLV, #7 Cincinnati, and #23 Miami (FL) to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, before falling to North Carolina in the South Regional Final. It was the third and final season under Self as coach, as he left for Illinois after the season concluded.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1999* | | at Rhode Island | W 91–66 | 1–0 | Keaney Gymnasium (4,317) Kingston, RI |
| Nov 24, 1999* | | Georgia State | W 100–73 | 2–0 | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 97–45 | 3–0 | Reynolds Center (7,563) Tulsa, OK |
| Nov 29, 1999* | | at Saint Joseph's | W 79–73 | 4–0 | Hagan Arena (2,911) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 1, 1999* | | Texas–San Antonio | W 76–59 | 5–0 | Reynolds Center (7,597) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | UAB | W 88–73 | 6–0 | Reynolds Center (7,839) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 7, 1999* | | Southwest Missouri State | W 69–60 | 7–0 | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | at Oral Roberts | L 59–60 | 7–1 | Mabee Center (8,475) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | Delaware State | W 72–52 | 8–1 | Reynolds Center (7,850) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | vs. Boston College Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 80–66 | 9–1 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (435) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 22, 1999* | | vs. UNC Charlotte Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 76–61 | 10–1 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (100) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 23, 1999* | | vs. No. 11 Tennessee Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 88–68 | 11–1 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (765) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 28, 1999* | No. 25 | UMKC | W 81–60 | 12–1 | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 30, 1999* | No. 25 | at North Texas | W 113–77 | 13–1 | Super Pit (2,090) Denton, TX |
| Jan 6, 2000 | No. 22 | at TCU | W 94–73 | 14–1 (1–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,260) Fort Worth, TX |
| Jan 12, 2000* | No. 19 | at Creighton | W 75–67 | 15–1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,516) Omaha, NE |
| Jan 15, 2000* | No. 19 | at Rice | W 67–49 | 16–1 (2–0) | Rice Gymnasium (3,441) Houston, TX |
| Jan 20, 2000* | No. 15 | San Jose State | W 67–41 | 17–1 (3–0) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 22, 2000* | No. 15 | Hawaii | W 100–78 | 18–1 (4–0) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 24, 2000* | No. 15 | Centenary | W 84–44 | 19–1 | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 27, 2000* | No. 13 | at UTEP | W 89–71 | 20–1 (5–0) | Don Haskins Center (9,506) El Paso, TX |
| Jan 29, 2000* | No. 13 | at Fresno State | L 73–75 | 20–2 (5–1) | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, CA |
| Feb 3, 2000* | No. 17 | SMU | W 70–59 | 21–2 (6–1) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 5, 2000* | No. 17 | TCU | W 103–70 | 22–2 (7–1) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 12, 2000* | No. 15 | Rice | W 75–33 | 23–2 (8–1) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 18, 2000* | No. 13 | at Hawaii | W 75–61 | 24–2 (9–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,791) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Feb 19, 2000* | No. 13 | at San Jose State | W 64–56 | 25–2 (10–1) | The Event Center (1,568) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 24, 2000 | No. 12 | Fresno State | L 72–73 | 25–3 (10–2) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 26, 2000 | No. 12 | UTEP | W 85–55 | 26–3 (11–2) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Mar 4, 2000 | No. 15 | at SMU | W 83–78 $^{2OT}$ | 27–3 (12–2) | Moody Coliseum (8,998) Dallas, TX |
| WAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* | (1) No. 14 | vs. (8) Rice Quarterfinals | W 71–51 | 28–3 | Selland Arena (2,960) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 10, 2000* | (1) No. 14 | vs. (4) TCU Semifinals | W 93–71 | 29–3 | Selland Arena (9,668) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 11, 2000* | (1) No. 14 | at (2) Fresno State Championship | L 72–75 | 29–4 | Selland Arena (10,021) Fresno, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (7 S) No. 18 | vs. (10 S) UNLV First Round | W 89–62 | 30–4 | Bridgestone Arena (17,230) Nashville, TN |
| Mar 19, 2000* | (7 S) No. 18 | vs. (2 S) No. 7 Cincinnati Second Round | W 69–61 | 31–4 | Bridgestone Arena (17,297) Nashville, TN |
| Mar 24, 2000* | (7 S) No. 18 | vs. (6 S) No. 23 Miami (FL) Sweet Sixteen | W 80–71 | 32–4 | Frank Erwin Center (16,731) Austin, TX |
| Mar 26, 2000* | (7 S) No. 18 | vs. (8 S) North Carolina Elite Eight | L 55–59 | 32–5 | Frank Erwin Center (16,731) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 9 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

## Awards and honors

* Bill Self – WAC Coach of the Year